California House District 43 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them
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Maxine Waters (Democrat) and Cristian Morales (Republican) are the nominees for California's 43rd congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Maxine Waters is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Maxine Waters's campaign had raised $1.1 million (through October 14, 2026) and Cristian Morales's campaign $15,000 (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $13,000 for Maxine Waters and $0 against.
Maxine Waters (DEM, incumbent), Cristian Morales (REP).
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Money in this race
From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.
Maxine Waters (DEM, incumbent)
- Raised
- $1.1M through 2026-10-14
individuals $441K · PACs $542K · cash on hand $105K
- Outside spending
- $13K supporting Waters · latest reported 2026-05-29
- Largest outside spenders
- MAKING CALIFORNIA FIRST
— $13K supporting Waters
SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION
— $10 supporting Waters
- Bundled through PACs
- none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
93 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
- AFLAC INC. PAC $10K
- AICPA PAC $5,000
- ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALLPAC) $2,500
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE PAC $5,000
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION $2,500
- AMERICAN EXPRESS PAC $2,000
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES $7,500
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS COMM. OF POLITICAL EDUCATION $7,500
- AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT TRS, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMH PAC) $2,500
- AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION (APWU COPA) $1,500
- AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITIAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERI $2,500
- BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC PAC (BLACKROCK PAC) $10K
- BREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. PAC (AKA BREAD FINANCIAL PAC) $5,000
- CALIFORNIA CREDIT UNION FEDERAL PAC $2,000
- CARPENTERS' LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE $5,000
- CHIME FINANCIAL, INC. PAC (CHIME PAC) $5,000
- CLEO FIELDS FOR CONGRESS $2,000
- CME GROUP, INC. PAC $2,500
- COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE COUNCIL PAC $5,000
- COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS PAC $10K
- CULAC AMERICA'S CREDIT UNION PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. $10K
- DELOITTE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
- DEMOCRACY ENGINE $5,000
- DEPOSITORY TRUST & CLEARING CORPORATION PAC $10K
- EDISON INTERNATIONAL PAC $1,500
- EDPAC $2,500
- EQUALITY PAC $10K
- EQUALITY PROJECT PAC $5,000
- ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
- FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION PAC (FICO PAC) $5,000
- FMI FOOD PAC $1,000
- FORGE GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC. PAC PAC $2,500
- INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS PAC $5,000
- INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. PAC $2,500
- INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE, INC. PAC $2,500
- INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS, INC PAC $1,000
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS EPEC $2,500
- INVESTMENT ADVISER ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
- INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
- KEYCORP ADVOCATES FUND $2,000
- KINECTA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION FEDERAL PAC $6,000
- LA BAMBA PAC $10K
- MACHINISTS NON-PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE $5,000
- MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL, INC. EMPLOYEES PAC $2,000
- MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
- MUTUAL OF OMAHA COMPANIES PAC (IMPAC) $5,000
- NARPM PAC (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MANAGERS) $8,500
- NASDAQ PAC $5,000
- NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION PAC $7,500
- NATIONAL ASSOC. OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS, INC. PAC $2,500
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES $10K
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS PAC/BUILD PAC $5,000
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LETTER CARRIER POL $2,500
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC $5,000
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION PAC (NBWA PAC) $2,500
- NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL PAC $5,000
- NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
- NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION, INC-RETAIL PAC $1,000
- NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY FINANCIAL & INVESTMENTS PAC $1,000
- NIKE INC. $1,500
- NO VOTE LEFT BEHIND PAC $5,000
- OPTIVER AMERICAS LLC PAC $7,000
- POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP-FEDERAL (BNY MELLON-FEDERAL) $5,000
- PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS PAC $2,500
- PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMAPNY PAC (PRINPAC) $1,000
- PROGRESSIVE CHOICES PAC $1,000
- PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
- RESISTANCE PAC $5,000
- RETAIL INDUSTRY LEADERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
- ROCKET PAC $2,500
- SCHOOLSFIRST FEDERAL CREDIT UNION EMPLOYEES FEDERAL PAC $2,500
- SEIU COPE $5,000
- SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS PAC $1,000
- STATE FARM FEDERAL PAC $2,500
- STRUCTURED FINANCE COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
- TARGET CITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM $1,000
- TD BANK, N.A. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
- THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS CRNA PAC $1,000
- THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
- THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS PAC $5,000
- THE NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN & PUBLIC EDUCATION $2,000
- TITLE INDUSTRY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TIPAC) OF THE AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION $10K
- TORRES FOR CONGRESS $4,000
- TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA PAC $2,000
- TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC $5,000
- USAA EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
- VISA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
- WALPAC WALMART INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $2,500
- WESTERN ALLIANCE BANK PAC (WABPAC) $5,000
- WHOLESALE & SPECIALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION (WSIA) PAC $5,000
- ZILLOW GROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
- ZURICH HOLDING CO. OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT (Z-PAC) $2,500
All filings at the FEC ↗
Cristian Morales (REP)
- Raised
- $15K through 2026-10-14
individuals $2,250 · PACs $0 · cash on hand $539
- Outside spending
- none reported
- Bundled through PACs
- none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
All filings at the FEC ↗
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